Sweden, Trouble in Socialist Paradise

Anytime a free market guy rails against central planning and socialism, there is always someone who stands up and says, ‘What about Sweden?’

Ah, Sweden…a socialist’s paradise…a place where taxes are among the highest in the world, few people are wealthy, and the government is involved in people’s lives from cradle to grave.

And in all of these government surveys on ‘happiness’, places like Sweden, Norway, and Denmark consistently rank among the happiest countries in the world.

Well…the veneer is cracking.

Though the coverage has been limited, there’s been rioting in Sweden over the past week, specifically in the immigrant-dense suburbs around Stockholm where 80% of the population are first or second-generation immigrants.

Dan West, my right hand man at Sovereign Man, is actually Swedish and on the ground right now in the country. He recently sent me a note describing the situation:

‘Hundreds of cars are burning. Schools were set on fire. Police stations were set on fire. Businesses were vandalized. Rioters clashed with police. Hundreds of masked rioters ran wild in the streets.‘

Seeing photos and video of this you’d think it was a war zone in some unstable part of the world, not Stockholm.

Allegedly it started last week because the police fatally shot a 69-year-old man who wielded a machete in public. Now people are angry and destroying things.

Swedish politicians say the root causes of these riots are inequality of the immigrant minorities.

Bear in mind, this is a place so obsessed with equality that the words ‘him’ and ‘her’ have been blended into ‘hem’…and taxpayers fork over 70% of their income to ensure that everyone can live to an equal level.

But to those of us living outside of this statist bubble, the real problem is obvious: however well-intentioned they may be, welfare states almost always attract people who want to be taken care of at the expense of others.

And ultimately this engenders serious conflict…between those who are on the receiving end, and those on the paying end.

Occasionally this conflict becomes violent. And that’s exactly what’s been playing out.

The government has all sorts of propaganda to influence the way Swedes view the welfare state and convince us that we should pay huge taxes to support others.

In other words, we should not be economically free so that others can live for free. This is the definition of a welfare state.

And in addition to such ‘thought controls’, the Swedish government also rules with capital controls, people controls, and media controls.

The government here tries to churn citizens out as if we’re widgets coming off a factory line, influencing everything from what we think to how we spend our time.

Yet despite such a finely-tuned system, the capital suburbs practically turned into a war zones over the past week.

The politicians here claim it can all be fixed with more redistribution of wealth. It’s not enough that the average working Swede pays ~70% in taxes; if only they could extract 80% or 90% in taxes, they could solve everything!

If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

People have the wrong idea of this place. It is not a well-functioning welfare state. Any system based on giving people something for nothing, and sticking hard-working, productive citizens with the bill, is doomed to fail. Sweden is no exception.

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Nothing breeds fascism like the veneer of socialism. Intelligence led assassinations and ugly new world order strumpet foreign ministers also further the cause. Sweden of the Nobel prizes of continuous ill repute, and like the new Harpy Canada, is a disgrace among the community of nations.

Interesting article Simon, a bit light on detail but we will make the most of it. Taking from the hard working to give to the layabouts, sounds very much like Australia where the majority/hardworkers do everything and the layabouts/top end of town sit around moaning that they aren’t being rewarded properly.

As for Sweden having all types of propaganda, once again this sounds very much like Australia and the corporate propaganda we have to endure on a daily basis telling us how to behave and how to enhance their profits.

Three groups..
(a)those in gov and with power to tax
(b)those with too high expectation of government for welfare
(c)those who prefer to depend on themselves and aptitude to produce something
The scenario is unaffordable in the long run. Group c must eventually run for the hills or make some provision to protect themselves before they are totally destroyed by a and b. See London riots where business owners (c groupers) plight was ignored while a and b got most media attention.

I live in sweden and your are 100% right. Its a fascist country. I live in a city in sweden called malmö. We have the government chasing youngster and forcing them to take urinal test because they smoke cannabis. They have to take the test because sweden is one of the few countries where having drugs in your urine is completely illegal. I have a friend where the governemt have been chasing him for years because he smokes cannabis. In Malmö we have Malmö-Cars that patrol on late nights to see if theres kids up to no good. Not police… Read more »

Very interesting read… First: If I am not mistaken, 46% is the highest tax you will pay on your salary in Sweden. However, the employer is paying a payrol tax for each employee, meaning the company is getting taxed to employ. This should however not be seen as included in the income tax as this never reached the employees tax account. Second: With the neo-liberal government (the labour party has not been in power since 2006), who has decreased taxes every year, I doubt they would all of a sudden make up for the riots by increasing tax…. they even… Read more »

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